Brian Padden

Therapy when you need it.

I offer sessions through the day and on an evening so your work, social and family commitments are not impacted.

If you so  not work regular hours, I can be flexible and offer you sessions that work around your shift patterns.

My counselling centre is discrete with on street parking. If you require online counselling, that's no problem.

If you are enquiring about a child, I can sometimes arrange sessions in their school or collage. This can be easier for both you and them, as their education is lessimpacted.

Hello, I'm Brian.

Thank you for stopping to read my profile. I'm sorry that you are struggling but pleased you have reached out.

I have been privileged to support children, teens, young people, men and women with their mental health for many years.

Working with clients, supporting them through issues such as anxiety, depression, self-esteem, bereavement and many other issues face to face or online has enabled them to gain control of their feelings and heal from their mental health problems.

Everyone's experiences are different, and people respond to different counselling styles and techniques. I use a combination of counselling approaches to help you to resolve your issues.

My main style of counselling is person-centred; this means that supporting you or your loved one in a non-judgemental way, guiding you through your difficult thoughts, emotions and beliefs and helping you out of the difficult place you find yourself in.

We will blend other counselling styles into our sessions. Sometimes will will explore the impact of your 'child voice'. Are you responding to events now because of lessons you learnt that kept you safe in childhood?

As a former Mental Health Lead in a large secondary school, I had far too many conversations with frantic and scared parents who were desperate to find support for their child's mental health.

Waiting lists and high thresholds were barriers to treatment for many children. Now I have the capacity to offer counselling without huge waiting lists and without any diagnosis, the conversations I have with parents now are far more positive, less anxious and lead to quick access to counselling support.

You will decide what topics thoughts and experiences you’d like to explore. We will explore them together, but at a pace which feels manageable for you. If it starts to feel too much, we will take time out. I will help you regain your composure, and in your own time we will go again.

I look forward to working with you or a loved one to help restore peace.

Our Sessions

Choosing a counsellor is an important decision in your recovery. There will be times during your sessions when you are exploring your most difficult and painful experiences. To do this, there needs to be a solid trust, we call a ‘Therapeutic Alliance.’

Only when we are feeling truly understood, supported, not judged and believed, are we able to achieve the level of trust needed to explore our damaging core beliefs and replace unhelpful and often false patterns of thinking with more compassionate.

Some people find discussing difficulties easier than others. I incorporate a lot of creative therapy into my session, such as drawing and talking, emotion cards and sand tray work. This works well for adults, young people and children, as it engages directly with the part of the brain where emotions and core beliefs are stored. These techniques make it easier for you to unpick and untangle harmful thought patterns and replace them with more self-caring feelings.

In our sessions we will aim to feel connected, non-judged, accepted, encouraged and together we will explore your issues in pursuit of recovery from them.

I work to the ethical principles and standards of the Â鶹ԭ´´, this means that supporting you and your mental health is paramount in our work together.

The Process.

The first step is to message me with a brief outline of what has led you to seek support.

I will then contact you to arrange a quick chat over the phone, if you are happy to proceed further, we will agree a convenient time to meet for a free counselling assessment.

The Assessment.

During the initial assessment – we will go through things like the reasons for coming to counselling, what you’d like to achieve, previous mental health support, medications etc.

Counselling Agreement.

We will also go through a counselling agreement. This is a mutually agreed document where we will agree how many sessions, time and date, confidentiality of the sessions, ethical boundaries, payment agreement, method of counselling and contact outside of sessions etc.

Working Together.

During our regular sessions, we will meet either face to face in my counselling studio in Bingley or online. The pace and focus of each session will be decided by you. My role is to support you by helping you to explore the experiences, issues and damaging beliefs which are causing you difficulties.

Exploring these, challenging these and changing these leads to healing and regaining control.

I very much look forward to hearing from you, meeting you and working with you.

Thanks for reading.

Brian

I offer sessions through the day and also through the evening. This is to have a reduced impact on your other commitments, such as family, work, and education.

My counselling centre is very discreet, with an easy walking distance from the train station in Bingley.

 If it is easier to arrange online counselling, that is no problem.

If you are inquiring about your child, we can discuss having the sessions in their school or college. This can it easy for both them and you. As their education is less impacted.

30 - 35% of adults access therapy each year.

If you are struggling, please read on, and contact me for a free session. I'd like to help you or a loved one. Sessions can be at a time that works for you.

I have been privileged to support children, teens, young people, men and women with their mental health for many years.

Working with clients, supporting them through issues such as anxiety, depression, self-esteem, bereavement and many other issues face to face or online has enabled them to gain control of their feelings and heal from their mental health problems.

What type of counselling do I need?

Everyone's experiences are different, and people respond to different counselling styles and techniques. I use a combination of counselling approaches to help you to resolve your issues.

My main style of counselling is person-centred; this means that supporting you or your loved one in a non-judgemental way, guiding you through your difficult thoughts, emotions and beliefs and helping you out of the difficult place you find yourself in.

We will blend other counselling styles into our sessions. Sometimes will will explore the impact of your 'child voice'. Are you responding to events now because of lessons you learnt that kept you safe in childhood?

As a former Mental Health Lead in a large secondary school, I had far too many conversations with frantic and scared parents who were desperate to find support for their child's mental health.

What barriers are there for accessing help?

Waiting lists and high thresholds were barriers to treatment for many children. Now I have the capacity to offer counselling without huge waiting lists and without any diagnosis, the conversations I have with parents now are far more positive, less anxious and lead to quick access to counselling support.

You will decide what topics thoughts and experiences you’d like to explore. We will explore them together, but at a pace which feels manageable for you.

I look forward to working with you or a loved one 

Recovering from your issues.

Choosing a counsellor is an important decision in your recovery. There will be times during your sessions when you are exploring your most difficult and painful experiences. To do this, there needs to be a solid trust, we call a ‘Therapeutic Alliance.’

Only when we are feeling truly understood, supported, not judged and believed, are we able to achieve the level of trust needed to explore our damaging core beliefs and replace unhelpful and often false patterns of thinking with more compassionate.

Some people find discussing difficulties easier than others. I incorporate a lot of creative therapy into my session, such as drawing and talking, emotion cards and sand tray work. This works well for adults, young people and children, as it engages directly with the part of the brain where emotions and core beliefs are stored. These techniques make it easier for you to unpick and untangle harmful thought patterns and replace them with more self-caring feelings.

In our sessions we will aim to feel connected, non-judged, accepted, encouraged and together we will explore your issues in pursuit of recovery from them.

I work to the ethical principles and standards of the Â鶹ԭ´´, this means that supporting you and your mental health is paramount in our work together.

The Process.

The first step is to message me with a brief outline of what has led you to seek support.

I will then contact you to arrange a quick chat over the phone, if you are happy to proceed further, we will agree a convenient time to meet for a free counselling assessment.

The Assessment.

During the initial assessment – we will go through things like the reasons for coming to counselling, what you’d like to achieve, previous mental health support, medications etc.

Counselling Agreement.

We will also go through a counselling agreement. This is a mutually agreed document where we will agree how many sessions, time and date, confidentiality of the sessions, ethical boundaries, payment agreement, method of counselling and contact outside of sessions etc.

Working Together.

During our regular sessions, we will meet either face to face in my counselling studio in Bingley or online. The pace and focus of each session will be decided by you. My role is to support you by helping you to explore the experiences, issues and damaging beliefs which are causing you difficulties.

Exploring these, challenging these and changing these leads to healing and regaining control.

I very much look forward to hearing from you, meeting you and working with you.

Thanks for reading.

Brian

I am available Monday - Friday and offer Mornings, afternoons and evening sessions  face to face in my counselling centre in Bingley or online anywhere in the UK.

I am currently taking on supervisees

Within our sessions, we will work using the Seven-Eyed Model of Supervision. This is a model which looks at seven specific aspects of the triad relationship of Supervision: The Client - The Therapist - The Supervisor.

We will explore:

Who the client is.

Your interventions.

Your relationship with the client.

What's going on for you as you work with this client,

Our professional relationship.

What's going on for me as we work together.

Wider issues.

Regardless of where you are in your counselling career, having a supportive, knowledgeable and non-judgemental supervisor can enhance your skills and ease your worries.

Prior to becoming a counsellor, I had a career of over twenty years working in primary and secondary schools supporting the mental health of both students and staff.

Within my own private practice, The Trusted Therapist, I specialise in working with teens and young children as well as men’s mental health. I also am a partner in Bingley Counselling Centre and own ACE Training; a successful training business for people who support children who have experienced abuse and trauma. I am happy to use my experience to help you to help you grow your practice from trainee to qualified therapist to private practice.

Have you considered what you want from a supervisor? Is it just to follow the recommended hours, or are you wanting to expand your skill set and be the best counsellor you can be?

Are you new into this wonderful, but daunting profession and need guidance and support whilst you turn theory into practise?

Are you ambitious and have dreams of making this your full-time business, or even to expand beyond that?

Or are you an experienced counsellor wanting to use supervision to work in a more collaborative style to develop a working relationship with someone who can gently challenge you to improve further?

Irrespective of your experience, ambition or reason for reading my profile, if you'd like to connect to see if we would be able to develop an excellent working alliance.

Having a supervisor who understands you, how you work and what you want to achieve in your career as a counsellor is vital.

It can be the difference between that feeling of walking a lonely road, with the trepidation and anxiety that brings and feeling like you have a guardian angel on call to help with the ongoing issues that a complicated profession like counselling throws up.

I am a person-centred trained counsellor who blends Transactional Analysis and Creative Counselling into my sessions.

Do you sometime feel anxious with clients?

Is there a sense of being out of your depth at times?

In some sessions, do you feel as though you're struggling to make a deep connection with your client?

Do you feel you needs a few more tools in your toolbox?

These are all normal feelings when working as a therapist, particularly if you are a trainee or newly qualified.

Working together we can address all these issues and more.

I have many years' expereince in building businesses, if you are new to private practice or thinking of setting up, I can help you avoid to pitfalls of launching a new business.

Initially we will have a quick chat over the phone to see if we both feel like a good fit.

If you'd like to proceed, I will email my contract so we understand how we will work together.

The sessions can be face-face or online and we can build a working alliance together which both helpd your clients as well as  strengthening your practice.

Sessions can be fortnightly or minthly to fit around your availability and budget.